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It’s been so long since I’ve done a blog post. So much has happened…And we’ve been through a lot. Some good and some bad. I’ve been sick too, on and off. Mostly why I haven’t posted because the power cord went on my laptop and I just didn’t have the money to buy a new one. Without going back, I can’t even remember what I last wrote about or even when. I think it was summertime ??? August actually 🙂

Being chronically ill and not being able to work has put quite a strain on our family and our marriage. I have actually started looking for a job. I strongly encourage anyone who is married and is going to apply for SSI/Disability to not do so because you will get barely nothing to live on. A couple hundred dollars a month is nothing when you’re trying to build a life together. You cannot afford to be sick, despite that being sick is something that you cannot prevent.

It’s been very frustrating looking for a job and I’ve only had one interview in the past month. There isn’t a whole lot of jobs I am qualified for in this area. Most are retail jobs, mechanical, and medical. Retail I am just not good in. Nevertheless, I keep applying and I keep checking.

Now we are facing eviction too. We got behind on the rent a few months ago because of this and late fees piled up as we tried to get caught up. I’ve tried to looking for rental assistance but I have found none here in town. My anxiety is at an all time and hasn’t been this way in many years. We’ve even tried selling stuff. No buyers. It’s all kinda at a dead end here and I am not sure what’s left to do. I mean, I’m almost seriously considering selling my phone, my laptop, and my wedding rings, it’s that bad.

I’m sorry for being brutal personal and honest and I feel like I am complaining and I do apologize. Things just haven’t gotten any better in the past years and it’s just getting to be too much. First post back and I’m complaining; I’m such a horrible person 😦

Word of the Day- interminable adjective :having or seeming to have no end; especially wearisomely protracted

The word was borrowed into English in the 15th century and descends from a Latin combination of the prefix in– (“not”) and the verb terminare, meaning “to terminate” or “to limit.” The word describes not only something without an actual end (or no end in sight, such as “interminable oceans”), but also events, such as tedious lectures, that drag on in such a way that they give no clear indication of ever wrapping up. Other relatives of interminable in English include terminate, determine, terminal, and exterminate.

Hayley didn’t think she would have the patience to sit through another interminable radio pledge drive without changing the station at least once.

“Garrett Richards’ first thought when he found out about his torn elbow ligament in May was to schedule Tommy John surgery as soon as possible.… Richards knew how to handle the seemingly interminable months of rehab, and he wanted to get the clock started on his return.”
— Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 28 Feb. 2017

It was not the feeling of completeness I so needed, but the feeling of not being empty.
Jonathan Safran Foer

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We do not need to be afraid of our mind. We can go on a journey of discovery and experiment. Then we are able to play with our mental processes and develop our mental ability in wisdom and compassion.

—Martine Batchelor

Word of the Day

Pittance: a small portion, amount, or allowance; also : a meager wage or remuneration. It’s a pity when you haven’t anything but a pittance. And in fact, pity and pittance share etymological roots. The Middle English word pittance came from Anglo-French pitance, meaning “pity” or “piety.” Originally, a pittance was a gift or bequest to a religious community, or a small charitable gift. Ultimately, the word comes from the Latin pietas, meaning “piety” or “compassion.” Our words pity and piety come from pietas as well.

The helpful thought for which you look Is written somewhere in a book.
Edward Gorey

“Joy is to delight in other’s pleasure and success;It is to cultivate the wish that all have happiness.It is a joy one feels when they achieve it for themselvesAnd is the wish that they should never be deprived of it“

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“If you have the words, there’s always a chance that you’ll find the way. ”
Seamus Heaney

“Everything is dancing; even the molecules inside the cells are dancing. But we make our lives so heavy. We have these incredibly heavy burdens we carry with us like rocks in a big rucksack. We think that carrying this big heavy rucksack is our security; we think it grounds us. We don’t realize the freedom, the lightness of just dropping it off, letting it go.”
– Tenzin Palmo

Inspiration for the Day: Let go of whatever heavy burden you are carrying.

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These are some wishbones I have whiten and preserved over a period of a couple of months. It was very fun and interesting to learn about the whole process of how to do it and it is sometime I wish to pursue further.

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Hi, I’m Heather!

I'm 34, happily married, and a stepmama. I'm a Christian. I love the Lord, my family, horses, praying mantises, animals, reading, the outdoors, photography, writing, and crafty things. The purpose of this blog is just going to be an eclectic collection of all these things and then some. Enjoy your stay here!

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